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Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of Woods' Manor on shores of Madeline Island. The manor was built in 1900 for summer resident Colonel Frederick Woods from Nebraska.
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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
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Harrison House

Date: 1915
Description: "Gen." Wooster Harrison house. Sign in front reads, "Lincolns Abode/West Wing/1835".
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The Harrison House

Date: 1930
Description: "Gen." Wooster Harrison house, built in 1835. It was reported to have housed Abraham Lincoln overnight.
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Brown County Court House

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of Brown County Court House, with trees lining the sidewalk.
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City Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of City Hall.
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Great Hall in the Memorial Union

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of Great Hall with skylight in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. A piano is onstage on the left.
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Merrick Residence

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Merrick residence, with a woman sitting on a swing on the front porch.
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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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Mapleside

Date: 1951
Description: Mapleside, 3500 University Avenue.
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Rowley Residence

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the residence of Mrs. M.S. Rowley on University Avenue, opposite the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry building.
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Moffat Octagon House

Date: 1877
Description: The Moffat Octagon House, erected in 1855 by Judge John S. Moffat.
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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1888
Description: View of the Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central railroad interests and opened in 1877. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leadin...
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Pendarvis and Trelawny

Date: 1945
Description: Pendarvis and Trelawny, Cornish miners' houses on Shake Rag Street.
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Demolition of Mapleside

Date: 1970
Description: Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant.
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Assembly Presbyterian Church

Date: 1917
Description: Interior of the Assembly Presbyterian Church on the 50th anniversary of Dr. T.S. Johnson as pastor.
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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Yawkey House

Date: 1954
Description: View across street towards a house on the corner in fall or early spring. Yawkey house was given by the A.P. Woodson family of Wausau to house the museum o...
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Layton House

Date: 1880
Description: 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style...

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